<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sun-plugged-music-experience/213392918710795?v=info">Sunplugged's Warren Baynes</a> makes the world's coolest solar-powered musical rubbish bins in South Africa. The eco-minded entrepreneur first heard about bins being used as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxKXxRjG2WQ">mobile music kiosks at parties in Australia</a> and got permission to create his own back home. Made from durable plastic and fitted with a solar panel, a car battery, an inverter, as well as a series of speakers and an amplifier that gives the improbable thing musical wings, these jamming mobile units are the perfect party starter. But it didn't take Baynes long to realize that they can also empower the country's less fortunate communities. <a href="http://vimeo.com/36484991">Check out our video</a> after the jump to see the bin in action.

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Sunplugged Solar-Powered Rubbish Bins by Warren Baynes

The Sunplugged concept originated in Australia, but Warren intends to grow it into something that has more than just a social application.

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Sunplugged Solar-Powered Rubbish Bins by Warren Baynes

Did you ever think you'd see a solar-powered rubbish bin? Yeah, nor did we.

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Sunplugged Solar-Powered Rubbish Bins by Warren Baynes

The car battery makes the Sunplugged bin a bit heavy, but Warren wheels it up and down a fairly steep hill with little effort

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Sunplugged Solar-Powered Rubbish Bins by Warren Baynes

The sound that comes out of this bin is really good! Good enough to pump the night away.

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Sunplugged Solar-Powered Rubbish Bins by Warren Baynes

A nearby garden worker enticed by the good tunes come for a closer look; music is a critical part of African culture

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Sunplugged Solar-Powered Rubbish Bins by Warren Baynes

Warren transports his music bin in a truck powered by bio-diesel

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Sunplugged Solar-Powered Rubbish Bins by Warren Baynes

Sunplugged's Warren Baynes makes the world's coolest solar-powered musical rubbish bins in South Africa. The eco-minded entrepreneur first heard about bins being used as mobile music kiosks at parties in Australia and got permission to create his own back home. Made from durable plastic and fitted with a solar panel, a car battery, an inverter, as well as a series of speakers and an amplifier that gives the improbable thing musical wings, these jamming mobile units are the perfect party starter. But it didn't take Baynes long to realize that they can also empower the country's less fortunate communities. Check out our video after the jump to see the bin in action.